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'It's going to be difficult being a bowler in Bangladesh'

June 08, 2015 18:12 IST

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma during an India nets session. Photograph: Getty Images

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has said that switching to Test format would not be a difficult task but bowling on flat Bangladesh pitches will be a very demanding.

"It's totally different ball game - from playing Test and playing T20s. What is needed is a bit of practice with the red ball and the conditions also.

"It's going to be difficult being a bowler in Bangladesh because of the conditions and the weather so we have to work as a bowling unit. We have to back each other, take care of each other," he said. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India celebrates taking a wicket. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Asked about his goal, Bhuvneshwar, who has had modest IPL with SunRisers Hyderabad, said that he would like to be fully fit for the entire duration unlike Australia where he missed majority of the Test series due to ankle injury that also bothered him till the end of the World Cup. 

"My main motive was to be fit for the tour," he said adding, "I don't think that the bowlers are lacking somewhere. 

"In Australia series, wickets were really difficult. We are very confident that we will do well in the coming series in Bangladesh."

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